Jac Caglianone, Kansas City Royals
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Only six players in the Statcast Era (since 2017) have hit a ball that firmly. That’s the offensive ceiling we’re talking about here, which is remarkable considering Caglianone was a full-time two-way player in college.
In all of baseball history, there have only been 50 instances of a player cracking the 50-homer plateau. Thirty-two different players have done it, including five in the past ten years: Aaron Judge (three times),
In the short stint with Omaha, Caglianone swung at 55.8% of the pitches he saw, according to data tracked by Statcast. There are only 10 major-league hitters with a higher swing percentage (one of which is Salvy Perez, at 57.9%).
Tristan H. Cockcroft outlines who should be claimed off the waiver wire, including potential slugger Jac Caglianone, and who should be dropped from fantasy rosters.
I asked Jac Caglianone what the greatest challenge ... “That’s the worst time to bring a guy up … especially one that’s a high-profile player,” general manager J.J. Picollo told me ...